The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dries Truyens & Kristien Laeveren finished 127th of 394 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:13:22, faster than 68% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 80% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 38% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:02 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:48 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 2:14 faster than the average race this season, by 845 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:04Running 1 3:35v median −0:34
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Block 02 6:17Running 2 4:27v median −0:39
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Block 03 8:01Running 3 4:26v median −0:55
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Block 04 8:11Running 4 4:30v median −0:50
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Block 05 9:45Running 5 4:50v median −0:36
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Block 06 6:25Running 6 4:47v median −0:38
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Block 07 8:53Running 7 4:35v median −0:46
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Block 08 10:42Running 8 5:11v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:10
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 393
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 393 mixed teams who finished.